Women,Gender,Sexuality Studies 692F - S-Contmp Black Feminst Thought

This seminar considers contemporary Black feminist thought as a substantial critique of Western modernity, and as a source of social and epistemological alternatives. Focusing on a series of monographs published since the turn into the twenty-first century, we will sketch the current state of an undisciplined field, that coincides a thorough-going account of subjection and erasure with the founding - through thought and action - of new worlds and ways of being. Our enquiries will touch upon themes of pleasure and desire, black geographies, poetics/poethics, black iconicity, and care and affect. Alongside individual preparation and group discussion, participants will extend their skills for collaborative study.